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Ministry of Railways
Inspite of Covid challenges Indian Railways now running 65% of Mail Express Trains as compared to pre Covid time
Currently, 1138 Mail /Express and Festival trains per day are operated as compared to 1768 Mail/Express trains during pre covid time
Total 4807 Suburban Train Services per day also operational in Indian Railways
115 pairs of Mail/Express train have been approved so far in month of January
All important destinations across the country are connected by these trains
Trains are being run in spite of Covid Challenges
Need of operating more trains being constantly reviewed
Inspite of Covid challenges Indian Railways is now running total 1138 Mail/Express including Festival Express trains per day in different Zones of Indian Railways. All important destinations across the country are connected by these special trains. Need for running of more trains is being constantly reviewed.
In pre-covid times, Indian Railways was running average 1768 Mail/Express trains per day.
It is noteworthy that total 115 pairs of Mail/Express train have been approved so far in month of January 2021.
In addition, currently Indian Railways is operating total 4807 Suburban Train Services per day in different Zones of Indian Railways. In pre-covid period, average 5881 Suburban Train services was operational.
Apart from this total 196 passenger train services is also operational in Indian Railways. In precovid times average 3634 passenger train services was operational across the country.
Ministry of Home Affairs
More than 25,000 nominations received for Padma Awards-2020, process open till 15th September
Online nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards-2020 started on 1st May, 2019. Last date for nominations/recommendations is 15th September, 2019. The nominations/recommendations for Padma Awards will be received online only on the Padma Awards portal https://padmaawards.gov.in . Already 25,317 registrations have been made on the portal, against which 23,865 nominations/recommendations have been completed.
Padma Awards seek to recognize ‘work of distinction’ and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields/disciplines. All persons without any distinction of race, caste, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these Awards. Government servants including those working with PSUs, except Doctors and Scientists, are not eligible for Padma Awards.
Central Ministries/Departments, States/UT Governments, Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan awardees, Institutes of Excellence have been requested to make concerted efforts in identifying talented persons whose excellence and achievements really deserve to be recognized, and make suitable nominations in their favour. It has been requested that efforts may be made to identify talented persons especially from amongst women, weaker sections of the society, SCs & STs, divyang persons and the persons doing selfless service to the society etc., who deserve to be considered for the Award.
All citizens can make nominations/recommendations including self-nomination. The nominations/recommendations should contain all relevant details specified in the format available on the above aforesaid website, including a citation in narrative form , clearly bringing out the distinguished and exceptional achievements/service of the person recommended in her/his respective field/discipline.
5. Further details in this regard are available under the heading 'Awards and Medals' on the website of Ministry of Home Affairs . The statutes and rules relating to these Awards are available on the website with the link https://padmaawards.gov.in/AboutAwards.aspx
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates athletes on winning medals at WAU20Nairobi2021
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated athletes on winning the medals at World Athletics Under 20 Nairobi-2021.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Picking speed and success! Congratulations to our athletes for bringing home 2 Silver medals and a Bronze medal at @WAU20Nairobi21. Athletics is gaining popularity across India and this is a great sign for the times to come. Best wishes to our hardworking athletes."
PIB Headquarters
Walk-in Interview
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology , Kochi will conduct a walk- in interview for the post of Young professional -II  on contractual basis, at CIFT, Kochi on 24 th September, 2019 at 10.00 a.m. More details can be had from the website www.cift.res.in
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Ministry of Defence
Indian Navy Commences Next Phase of Operation “Samudra Setu”
The next phase of Operation “Samudra Setu” to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas will commence on 01 June 2020.
In this phase, Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa will repatriate 700 personnel from Colombo, Republic of Sri Lanka to Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu and subsequently repatriate another 700 personnel from Malè, Republic of Maldives to Tuticorin.
Indian Navy has already repatriated 1,488 Indian nationals from Malè to Kochi during the previous phase of operations.
Indian Missions in Sri Lanka and Maldives are preparing a list of Indian nationals to be evacuated and will facilitate their embarkation after requisite medical screening. COVID-related social distancing norms have been catered onboard and evacuees would be provided basic amenities and medical facilities during the sea-passage.
After disembarkation at Tuticorin the evacuated personnel will be entrusted to the care of State authorities. This operation is being progressed in close coordination with Ministries of External Affairs, Home Affairs, Health and various other agencies of the Government of India and State governments.
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Cabinet approves creation of additional posts of three Judicial Members and three Technical Members in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved creation of additional posts of three Judicial Members and three Technical Members in the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal .
The posts will be created in Level 17  plus allowances as admissible. The total financial implication will be Rs.2,27,82,096  per annum.
This will ensure to meet the mandate provided to NCLAT by the Finance Act, 2017, the Companies Act, the IBC, 2016 and the time frame provided for disposal of cases.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
E-Waste management in the country
Under the E-Waste  Rules, 2016, twenty-one  types of electrical and electronic equipment  have been notified. These notified EEE at the end of their life becomes E-Waste. The input data for estimation of generation of e-waste is available only from FY 2017 - 18 and for national level generation only. Information on national level e-waste generation is available financial year wise for the financial year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 and is given in the table below:
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10,14,961.2
The import and export of hazardous and other wastes is regulated under the Hazardous and Other Wastes  Rules, 2016 notified by the Ministry. Government had banned import of e-waste in the country since 04-04-2016 by listing e-wastein the Schedule VI  of the said rules. The increase in generation of e-waste is due to increase in the sales of EEE in the Country in previous years.
This information was given by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Motorcycle cum Trek Expedition on the occasion of 196th Gunners’ Day
The Regiment of Artillery commemorates 196th Gunners’ Day, the raising of its first Artillery Unit, 5 Bombay Mountain Battery in 1827. A 12 days Motorcycle cum Trek Expedition comprising of 10 riders from Pune to New Delhi was organised under the aegis of Artillery Directorate. The ‘Agnibaaz Brigade’ roaring riders were flagged off by Major General Anoop Jakhar, General Officer Commanding, Agnibaaz Division from Pune on 10 September 2022.
The objective of this team will be to inculcate a sense of pride and achievement amongst all ranks of Indian Artillery, promote camaraderie, leadership and strengthen the spirit of adventure amongst soldiers and students. The expedition will further seek to project the image of Indian Army and contribution of Regiment of Artillery in various wars and campaigns.
PIB Headquarters
House wife from Tirupur wins Rs. One lakh under Lucky GrahakYojana for promoting digital payments
House wife from Tirupur wins Rs. One lakh under Lucky GrahakYojana for promoting digital payments
29-year-old Jayanthi is an ambitious homemaker who has recently enrolled into a Masters in Engineering in Communication Systems in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu. She has a six year-old daughter and her husband is an employee at a software firm. Jayanthi and her husband have been using debit cards for their regular purchases and have recently started using RuPay for making payments.
Post demonetization, Jayanthi faced some problems in making payments digitally as she was not fully aware of the different payment methods and was hesitant to give up using cash. But eventuallyshe began making majority of her payments with herRuPaycard. Jayanthisays, she was delighted to see a credit of Rs. 1,00,000 in her account under the Lucky GrahakYojana for promoting digital payments. She believes that more and more people should start using digital modes of payment as this would help the Government to curb black money in the country.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Nationwide Programme/ Scheme for Water Conservation
Ministry of Jal Shakti has taken up a nationwide campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan - Catch the Rain”  with the theme “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” for creating appropriate rainwater harvesting structures in urban and rural areas of all the districts in the country, with people's active participation, during the pre-monsoon and monsoon periods. The campaign, primarily focusing on saving and conserving rainwater, was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March, 2021, the world water day. Creation of new and maintenance of old Rainwater harvesting structures; revival of traditional rainwater harvesting structures like stepwells etc; enumeration, geo-tagging and making inventory of all water bodies; preparation of scientific water conservation plans; setting up of Jal Shakti Kendras and intensive afforestation are part of the campaign.
Government of India has been implementing various schemes and programmes like Atal Bhujal Yojana ; Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana ; Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme ; Watershed Development Management; Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transforming ; Unified Building Bye Laws ; Model Building Bye Laws , 2016; Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation & Implementation  Guidelines, 2014 and National Water Policy 2012 for addressing different aspects of water conservation.
Different methods of water conservation are applicable for urban and rural areas depending upon the primary demand and terrain. In urban areas, creation of roof top rainwater harvesting structures, reuse of treated wastewater etc. is focused upon to minimize dependence on groundwater. In rural areas, watershed development activities like creation and renovation of water bodies, check dams, farm ponds, desilting of tanks etc. and improving water use efficiency in agriculture by crop diversification & using efficient irrigation methods are primarily undertaken for water conservation.
Rainwater harvesting and conservation alongwith decentralised storage of water is helpful in mitigating the floods. Rapid urbanisation has led to increase in impervious surface areas causing reduction in percolation of rainwater into the ground. This results in overflow of storm drains causing flooding, water logging and damage to life and property. Decentralised harvesting of rainwater helps in managing excess rainwater. Recharging the groundwater with the water harvested/conserved can help in increasing the groundwater table which may prevent reoccurrence of drought.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses grief over loss of lives in fire at Chhindwara in MP
PM expresses grief over loss of lives in fire at Chhindwara in MP
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief and shock over the loss of lives in a fire breakout at Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.
“My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones in the fire at Chhindwara. The incident is shocking beyond words.
I pray that those who are injured due to the fire in Chhindwara recover quickly. State Government is closely monitoring the situation”, the Prime Minister said.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 204.6 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 26,77,405 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,39,792
- Active cases stand at 0.32%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.49%
- 17,897 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,33,83,787
- 13,734 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 87.58 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,11,102 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
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Ministry of Finance
Presentation made by Dr. A.B. Pandey, Revenue Secretary, on major initiatives taken on taxation
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, held a press conference on the measures taken to boost economy. Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Secretary, Revenue Department, gave a presentation on the Major Initiatives taken by the Revenue Department on taxation.
Click HERE to access the presentation.
Ministry of Education
G-20 delegates visit tourist sites of Pune
: Pune, June 20, 2023
The G-20 4th Education Working Group delegates who are present for the meeting in Pune, visited the heritage sites in the city, on the first day of the meeting today.
The guests were welcomed at the historic Shaniwar Wada in Pune to the beats of Dhol and Lezim. Cultural performances by local folk artists also took place on the occasion. The guests and visitors were keen to know about the historic Shaniwar Wada. After the completion of the visit to Shaniwar Wada, the guests also visited the Lal Mahal and Nana Wada. The guests also listened to the stories of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's childhood with keen interest.
The visitors also came to know about the importance of Nana Wada.
Many students from various schools, NSS and NCC cadets were present in large number on the occasion. The foreign delegates were overwhelmed by the hospitality of Punekars. Around 150 foreign delegates from 50 countries participated in this tour of heritage sites of Pune.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- Over 147 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,71,830
- Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.49%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.13%
- 11,007 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,43,06,414
- 37,379 new cases in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 68.24 cr Total Tests conducted so far
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
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Ministry of Finance
Recommendations made during 31st Meeting of the GST Council held on 22nd December, 2018 -Rate changes
GST Council in the 31st meeting held on 22nd December, 2018 at New Delhi took following decisions relating to changes in GST rates on goods and services. The decisions of the GST Council have been presented in this note for easy understanding. The same would be given effect to through Gazette notifications/ circulars which shall have force of law.
- GST rate reduction on goods which were attracting GST rate of 28% :
- 28% to 18%
- Pulleys, transmission shafts and cranks, gear boxes etc., falling under HS Code 8483
- Monitors and TVs of upto screen size of 32 inches
- Re-treaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber;
- Power banks of lithium ion batteries. Lithium ion batteries are already at 18%. This will bring parity in GST rate of power bank and lithium ion battery.
- Digital cameras and video camera recorders
- Video game consoles and other games and sports requisites falling under HS code 9504.
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- 28% to 5%
- Parts and accessories for the carriages for disabled persons
- GST rate reduction on other goods,-
- 18% to 12%
- Cork roughly squared or debagged
- Articles of natural cork
- Agglomerated cork
- 18% to 5%
- 12% to 5%
- Natural cork
- Walking Stick
- Fly ash Blocks
- 12% to Nil:
- 5% to Nil
- Vegetables, , frozen, branded and put in a unit container
- Vegetable provisionally preserved , but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption.
- III. GST on solar power generating plant and other renewable energy plants
- GST rate of 5% rate has been prescribed on renewable energy devices & parts for their manufacture  etc) [falling under chapter 84, 85 or 94 of the Tariff]. Other goods or services used in these plants attract applicable GST.
- Certain disputes have arisen regarding GST rates where specified goods attracting 5% GST are supplied along with services of construction etc and other goods for solar power plant.
- To resolve the dispute the Council has recommended that in all such cases, the 70% of the gross value shall be deemed as the value of supply of said goods attracting 5% rate and the remaining portion  of the aggregate value of such EPC contract shall be deemed as the value of supply of taxable service attracting standard GST rate.
Reduction in GST rates/exemptions on services:
- GST rate on cinema tickets above Rs. 100 shall be reduced from 28% to 18% and on cinema tickets upto Rs. 100 from 18% to 12%.
- GST rate on third party insurance premium of goods carrying vehicles shall be reduced from 18% to 12%
- Services supplied by banks to Basic Saving Bank Deposit  account holders under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana  shall be exempted.
- Air travel of pilgrims by non-scheduled/charter operations, for religious pilgrimage facilitated by the Government of India under bilateral arrangements shall attract the same rate of GST as applicable to similar flights in Economy class .
Department of Space
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh hails ISRO  for aiding India’s COVID battle
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has hailed ISRO  for aiding India’s COVID battle.
The Minister said, under the inspiring leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the last seven years, ISRO has always been at the forefront in bringing laurels to the nation by way of series of internationally acclaimed accomplishments, which have also been acknowledged by world's premier Space institutions like NASA. Continuing with the same zeal and commitment, during the last one and a half year, even though many of the Space projects were constrained to slow down due to COVID, but the scientific fraternity at ISRO lost no time in diverting their resources and energies to assist India’s fight against Corona.
Striking a note of appreciation, Dr Jitendra Singh said, it is not a widely known fact that ISRO had been providing Liquid Oxygen continuously on a large scale to several State governments from their own manufacturing facilities or from the existing stock. Not only this, he said, ISRO also engaged in repurposing existing resources, scaling up of capacity of their facilities and also transferred technology to supplement the country's fight against the second wave of COVID-19, when the wave was at its peak.
Pertinent to mention that Liquid Oxygen, known as Lox in the parleys of Space Science, is a critical resource in the working of Space agencies and it is used as an Oxidizer in Cryogenic Engines. Diversion of Lox in the service of COVID aid has been an impressive gesture on the part of the ISRO fraternity.
What is remarkable, said Dr Jitendra Singh, is that even though daily production capacity of liquid Oxygen is 2.5 Tons, during the Covid crisis, the scientists at ISRO worked day and night to ensure that the production of Liquid Oxygen is scaled up to 11 Tons or so per day and be made available wherever required.
Besides this, the Minister informed that the ISRO has also provided large capacity Fuel Tanks available with them to be used as stores of Liquid Oxygen in different States. These tanks offer the vital service of carrying out mass storage of Liquid Oxygen, which can be distributed to the health agencies. Further, the ISRO has also been contributing by transferring technology of Oxygen Concentrator and Ventilator developed in-house to Indian Industry for mass manufacture.
Like in other spheres of life, Dr Jitendra Singh noted that many scientists and staff members of ISRO got infected with Corona at different points of time but they continued their work and activities against all odds.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Modi Government is committed to the well being of its employees & their grievances are being addressed judiciously: Dr Jitendra Singh
In a unique and 1st of its kind initiative during COVID pandemic, Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today interacted with staff and officials up to the level of Section Officers of all the three departments of DoPT, DARPG and DoPPW through Interactive Video Conferencing.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Singh said that Modi Government is committed to the well being of its employees and always showed concern for their welfare with a great degree of sensitivity. He said that during the COVID crisis, a very healthy system of Work from Home order is being followed with only 33 percent presence of staff in offices and this is a great testimony of the work friendly environment. Dr Singh said that senior officers of the Ministry are leading from the front in these trying times without putting other staffs at risk and expressed satisfaction that the output of the departments has increased and nowhere the work culture has suffered.
Dr Jitendra Singh assured the staff and the officers that all their grievances including promotions would be taken care of, once the lockdown is lifted. He, however, added that orders for more than 400 promotions were already issued in January this year.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that the main idea of the conference in the new normal working environment was to know the well being of the employees and their families and to address their grievances, if any with great sensitivity. He said that Ministry of Personnel lays down the norms of functioning for other Ministries and expressed the hope that other Ministries would also take a cue to organise such a conference.
Secretary DARPG, Dr. Kshtrapati Shivaji, Secretary, DoPT, Dr. C. Chandramouli and other senior officials took part in the meeting.
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